Category: Arts & Culture
Oscar-winning actor Brie Larson is the first female actor to ever headline a Marvel feature film, following eleven years of blockbusters. Express discovers why this Hollywood changemaker was the right choice to play Captain Marvel. “This is disgusting. This is unacceptable. I #StandWithGavin and every Trans person who deserves nothing less than protection and equality,” […]
Keegan Elliot gives us the low down on all the happenings from Aotearoa’s drag scene from local legends to the international stars descending to our shores. Pride month was packed full of Queens from all over the world landing in NZ for some proud performances. There was an abundance of RuPaul’s Drag Race alumni strutting […]
The Academy Award-winning film Bohemian Rhapsody is set to hit screens in China, however, the film which will be given a limited release in mid-March will be censored removing any LGBTI and drug content. According to reports by Hollywood Reporter, footage of Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek) kissing other men will be removed from the film, along with scenes […]
Following on from his stunning performance opening the Oscars with Queen, openly gay Pop Star Adam Lambert opened up to his fans, explaining how the 37-year-old has been battling with mental health, an issue that was the inspiration behind his new song, Feel Something. The American born singer explained to his fans that his new music […]
Presented as part of the 2019 Auckland Arts Festival; award-winning director Anapela Polata’ivao has turned Tusiata Avia’s classic, solo poetry collection performance, Wild Dogs Under My Skirt, into an all-female ensemble production that examines and celebrates what it is to be a Samoan woman. express caught up with star Petmal Lam to learn about making it […]
In less than a decade, Adelaide-based acrobatic company Gravity & Other Myths has rocketed to stellar acclaim across the world, with a number of disarming and accomplished circuses. They will be making their debut in Tāmaki Makaurau as part of the 2019 Auckland Arts Festival in March with their latest sensation, Backbone. After completing an […]
Peter Matvos is Auckland Council’s Community Centres Manager. He talks to express about Auckland Council’s Pride Month ‘Proud Centres’ and tonight’s Queen of the South event. Tell us a bit about the concept of Proud Centres? We asked communities what they’d like to see at their local centres and received positive feedback for more Pride […]
NZ Herald Premier Series: Fantasy 8pm, Thursday 14 February Including highlights from Wagner’s comedic opera Die Meistersinger: Overture, British composer Thomas Adès’ Violin Concerto ‘Concentric Paths’ and Berlioz Symphonie fantastique. Berlioz composed this spectacular symphony to recover from a failed love affair. He evidently found it therapeutic to write music depicting his own beheading and to conclude the […]